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Christopher Eshleman

Reporter

Call Christopher at 907-459-7582.

Christopher Eshleman started reporting five years ago as a freelance writer in Pennsylvania. Since then he has written for daily, weekly and monthly publications including, for the past two years, the Daily News-Miner. With experience covering planning and zoning, municipal and state politics, taxes, road planning and neighborhoods, he currently covers local governments for the Daily News-Miner. He has studied English and holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Pittsburgh.
Eshleman lives in the Goldstream Valley and was occasionally spotted bicycling the nine miles into work until someone stole his red and gray bike in August. Anyone who sees a red-and-gray bike is encouraged to contact him at ceshleman@newsminer.com.

Recent Stories

Borough shrinks property tax rates to lowest in two decades: Sunday, May 11, 2008; The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly has approved a $128 million budget that will shrink the borough’s base property tax this year to its lowest rate in two decades.
Clean-Up Day draws residents to help beautify city, rural areas: Sunday, May 11, 2008; By 10 o’clock Saturday morning, the parking lot at Ken Kunkel Community Center was buzzing with volunteers who loaded big yellow trash bags with litter they found along Goldstream Road.
Technicality sinks tax initiative: Organizer says group will continue to push tax breaks; Sunday, May 11, 2008; Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell has rejected an initiative application from local officials looking to boost tax breaks for homeowners.
Borough declares an energy emergency: Friday, May 9, 2008; The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly on Thursday declared skyrocketing energy costs a public emergency and prepared to put state aid, aimed at boosting energy efficiency in homes, on the fast track.
Airport completes first phase of $99 million renovation: Wednesday, May 7, 2008; John and Kathy Nussbaumer tested the new talking moose head mounted on the southern wall of their gift shop at Fairbanks International Airport on Tuesday.
The couple was prepping for today’s early morning opening of the airport’s new terminal, part of a $99.2 million overhaul of the facility.
Samuels: Special session will be complicated: Tuesday, May 6, 2008; Rep. Ralph Samuels, R-Anchorage, said Monday in Fairbanks that an upcoming special legislative session won’t be simple — the Alaska Legislature will contend with a number of variables as it decides whether to issue the TransCanada pipeline company a state construction license for a cross-continental natural gas pipeline.
Public Safety Report - May 5: Monday, May 5, 2008; The Public Safety Report is compiled from criminal complaints filed in state and federal courts, as well as some police blotter information, trooper dispatches, fire department reports and interviews with public safety officials. Individuals named as arrested and/or charged with crimes in this report are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
Borough officials lay foundation for energy program: Monday, May 5, 2008; Fairbanks North Star Borough officials plan to set up a new program to manage more than $8 million in state money aimed at helping make existing homes more energy efficient.
Former governor's railcar, property raise questions about tax structure: Murkowski's railcar, property stir tax questions in borough; Sunday, May 4, 2008; After leaving office more than one year ago, former Gov. Frank Murkowski has traveled the world, built a cabin in Wrangell and traveled some more.
Fairbanksans tapped for group studying Alaska climate change: Sunday, May 4, 2008; The state’s Climate Change Sub-Cabinet has picked more than 100 people from around the state, including a number from Fairbanks, to help shape strategies for dealing with, and taking steps to help curb, global warming.